Question

Analysis the important cause of conflict in the Balkan area after 1871.​

Answer 1

Answer:

Nationalist tensions emerged in the Balkan region due to the following factors: ... Disintegration of the Ottoman Empire which was a stabilising force in the region. Conflicting ambitions of Balkan nationalities which hoped to gain more territory at the expense of others.

Answer 2

The nationalist tensions emerged in the Balkans due to the following reasons:

Balkans was a region of geographical and ethnic variation comprising modern-day Romania, Bulgaria Albania, Greece, Macedonia, Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Slovenia, Serbia and Montenegro whose inhabitants were known as the Slavs. A large part of Balkans was under the control of the Ottoman empire.

After the decline of the Ottoman empire and the growth of romantic nationalism in the Balkans, the region became very explosive. Its European subject nationalities broke away from its control and declared independence.

As the different nationalities struggled to define their identity and independence, the Balkan area became an area of intense conflict. The Balkan states were fiercely jealous of each other and each hoped to gain more territory at the expense of others.

Balkan also became the scene of big power rivalry. Russia, Germany, England, Austria, Hungry—all big powers were keen in countering the hold of other powers. This ultimately turned Balkan into a war region which eventually provided a minor cause for the First World War.

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